Maureen Smith is the author of nine novels and one novella, including Ghosts of Fire, With Every Breath, A Heartbeat Away, Weapon of Seduction, A Legal Affair, Taming the Wolf, A Guilty Affair, Whisper My Name, "Falling into You" in the erotic romance anthology Love for All Seasons, A Risky Affair, and the upcoming Secret Agent Seduction. She writes romantic suspense for Kensington (Dafina) and contemporary romance for Harlequin (Kimani). She received a B.A. in English from the University of Maryland, College Park with a minor in creative writing. As a former freelance writer, her articles were featured in various print and online publications. While working as a freelance writer following the birth of her second child, Maureen penned her first novel. To her delight, Ghosts of Fire was nominated for a Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award and an Emma Award for Favorite New Author, and won the Romance in Color Reviewers’ Choice Awards for New Author of the Year and Romantic Suspense of the Year. Maureen’s second novel, With Every Breath, was also nominated for a Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, and garnered four Emma Award nominations in the categories of Favorite Hero, Favorite Romantic Suspense, Author of the Year and Book of the Year. Her fourth novel, Weapon of Seduction, also received four Emma nominations in the same categories. To date, Maureen has received a total of twelve Emma nominations.

Maureen currently lives in San Antonio, TX with her husband, two children, and a miniature schnauzer.

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